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Updating my previous comments.
[squirrelmail.git]
/
INSTALL
diff --git
a/INSTALL
b/INSTALL
index e2d08e0fa057c6ce1ee593793b6b2b00aab28ee9..d618837651a0bf749f78b6e1f2da307d2bbe8494 100644
(file)
--- a/
INSTALL
+++ b/
INSTALL
@@
-28,9
+28,9
@@
Each of these steps is covered in detail below.
- Run config/conf.pl from the command line. Use the D option to load
predefined options for specific IMAP servers, and edit at least the
Server Settings and General Options (datadir).
- Run config/conf.pl from the command line. Use the D option to load
predefined options for specific IMAP servers, and edit at least the
Server Settings and General Options (datadir).
-- Browse to http://
www.
example.com/yourwebmaillocation/src/configtest.php
+- Browse to http://example.com/yourwebmaillocation/src/configtest.php
to test your configuration for common errors.
to test your configuration for common errors.
-- Browse to http://
www.
example.com/yourwebmaillocation/ to log in.
+- Browse to http://example.com/yourwebmaillocation/ to log in.
1. CONFIGURE YOUR WEBSERVER TO WORK WITH PHP
1. CONFIGURE YOUR WEBSERVER TO WORK WITH PHP
@@
-40,7
+40,7
@@
Each of these steps is covered in detail below.
to work with PHP. You need at least PHP v4.1.0. SquirrelMail uses
the standard suffix .php for all PHP files.
to work with PHP. You need at least PHP v4.1.0. SquirrelMail uses
the standard suffix .php for all PHP files.
- You can find PHP at http://
www.
php.net. See the documentation that
+ You can find PHP at http://php.net. See the documentation that
comes with PHP for instructions how to set it up.
The PHP IMAP extension is NOT necessary at all (but won't harm)!
comes with PHP for instructions how to set it up.
The PHP IMAP extension is NOT necessary at all (but won't harm)!
@@
-69,6
+69,10
@@
Each of these steps is covered in detail below.
Required for Japanese translation. Optional for translations that
use non-ISO-8859-1 charset
Required for Japanese translation. Optional for translations that
use non-ISO-8859-1 charset
+ It is highly advised to NOT turn on register_globals, as this can lead
+ to security holes. If you must use register_globals for some applications,
+ turn it on locally for only those directories, or turn it off for the
+ SquirrelMail folder.
If you want your users to attach files to their mails, make sure
File Uploads in php.ini is set to On.
If you want your users to attach files to their mails, make sure
File Uploads in php.ini is set to On.
@@
-87,9
+91,9
@@
Each of these steps is covered in detail below.
----------------------------------------
SquirrelMail is constantly being improved. Therefore you should always
----------------------------------------
SquirrelMail is constantly being improved. Therefore you should always
- get the newest version around. Look at http://
www.
squirrelmail.org
+ get the newest version around. Look at http://squirrelmail.org
to see what it is. If you want to be bleeding edge you might want to
to see what it is. If you want to be bleeding edge you might want to
- consider using the latest
CVS
version (with the latest and most
+ consider using the latest
SVN
version (with the latest and most
fashionable bugs).
a. Download SquirrelMail
fashionable bugs).
a. Download SquirrelMail
@@
-113,7
+117,7
@@
b. Setting up directories
running as the user "nobody" and group "nobody" you can fix this by
running:
running as the user "nobody" and group "nobody" you can fix this by
running:
- $ chown -R nobody:nobody /
path/to/your/datadir
+ $ chown -R nobody:nobody /
var/local/squirrelmail/data
Keep in mind that with different installations, the web server could
typically run as userid/groupid of nobody/nobody, nobody/nogroup,
Keep in mind that with different installations, the web server could
typically run as userid/groupid of nobody/nobody, nobody/nogroup,
@@
-124,17
+128,17
@@
b. Setting up directories
before they are sent. Since personal mail is stored in this
directory you might want to be a bit careful about how you set it
up. It should be owned by another user than the webserver is running
before they are sent. Since personal mail is stored in this
directory you might want to be a bit careful about how you set it
up. It should be owned by another user than the webserver is running
- as (root might be a good choice) and the webserver should have
write
-
and execute permissions on the directory
, but should not have read
+ as (root might be a good choice) and the webserver should have
directory
+
write and execute permissions
, but should not have read
permissions. You could do this by running these commands (still
permissions. You could do this by running these commands (still
- granted that the webserver is running as nobody/nobody)
+ granted that the webserver is running as nobody/nobody)
:
- $ cd /var/
some/place
- $ mkdir
SomeDirectory
- $ chgrp -R nobody
SomeDirectory
- $ chmod 730
SomeDirectory
+ $ cd /var/
local/squirrelmail/
+ $ mkdir
attach
+ $ chgrp -R nobody
attach
+ $ chmod 730
attach
- If you trust all the users
on you
system not to read mail they are
+ If you trust all the users
at your
system not to read mail they are
not supposed to read, you can simply use /tmp as you attachments
directory.
not supposed to read, you can simply use /tmp as you attachments
directory.
@@
-165,17
+169,20
@@
b. Setting up directories
c. Setting up SquirrelMail
c. Setting up SquirrelMail
- There are t
wo
ways to configure SquirrelMail. In the config/ directory,
+ There are t
hree
ways to configure SquirrelMail. In the config/ directory,
there is a perl script called conf.pl that will aid you in the
configuration process. This is the recommended way of handling
the config.
there is a perl script called conf.pl that will aid you in the
configuration process. This is the recommended way of handling
the config.
+ There's also a plugin called 'administrator' for the webinterface but you'll
+ have to be able to at least log in to SquirrelMail first.
+
You can also copy the config/config_default.php file to config/config.php
and edit that manually.
After you've created a configuration, you can use your webbrowser to
browse to http://your-squirrelmail-location/src/configtest.php.
You can also copy the config/config_default.php file to config/config.php
and edit that manually.
After you've created a configuration, you can use your webbrowser to
browse to http://your-squirrelmail-location/src/configtest.php.
- This will perform some basic checks on your config to make sure
+ This will perform some basic checks on your config
uration
to make sure
everything works like it should.
everything works like it should.
@@
-184,7
+191,7
@@
c. Setting up SquirrelMail
Point your browser at the URL at which SquirrelMail is installed. A
possible example of this is:
Point your browser at the URL at which SquirrelMail is installed. A
possible example of this is:
- http://
www.
example.com/squirrelmail
+ http://example.com/squirrelmail
It should be pretty straight forward to use. Some more documentation
might show up one day or another.
It should be pretty straight forward to use. Some more documentation
might show up one day or another.
@@
-211,11
+218,11
@@
c. Setting up SquirrelMail
Each translation contains an install script that copies the required files
into their appropriate locations. If you can't run that script, you can
Each translation contains an install script that copies the required files
into their appropriate locations. If you can't run that script, you can
- extract the contents of
translation packages
into your SquirrelMail
+ extract the contents of
a translation package
into your SquirrelMail
directory.
NOTE No.1: *-src.tar.gz, *-src.tar.bz2 and *-src.zip archives do not contain
directory.
NOTE No.1: *-src.tar.gz, *-src.tar.bz2 and *-src.zip archives do not contain
- compiled translation files. You will need to run the
compilelocales
script
+ compiled translation files. You will need to run the
"compilelocales"
script
in order to get all gettext binary translations.
NOTE No.2: You might need to restart your webserver before using translations.
in order to get all gettext binary translations.
NOTE No.2: You might need to restart your webserver before using translations.
@@
-236,7
+243,7
@@
c. Setting up SquirrelMail
configuration files are optional. See README files in plugin directories.
* squirrelspell
configuration is stored in plugins/squirrelspell/sqspell_config.php
configuration files are optional. See README files in plugin directories.
* squirrelspell
configuration is stored in plugins/squirrelspell/sqspell_config.php
-
Default configuration might not work on
your server.
+
The default configuration might not work at
your server.
* administrator
plugin must be setup correctly in order to detect administrative user.
See plugins/administrator/INSTALL
* administrator
plugin must be setup correctly in order to detect administrative user.
See plugins/administrator/INSTALL